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Nolan Borgman

It’s been just over two years since Metro debuted its Unsolicited Proposal Policy. In that time, the policy has exceeded expectations, in the number of proposals generated (113 to date; 16 for megaprojects), the ability of Metro to advance those ideas to implementation (more than a dozen) and the quality [continue reading]

Transit is a critical piece of overall mobility in any urban environment. But, it is still just that – a piece of a much larger transportation picture. Across L.A. County, about six to seven percent of commuters use transit to reach work. This means that there many opportunities to capture [continue reading]

With our rookie season in the books, here’s a look at what we’ve seen and done with Unsolicited Proposals In February of 2016, Metro established the Unsolicited Proposal Policy, opening its doors to the private sector. The policy allows any company to submit a proposal on any idea and encourages [continue reading]

Denver’s unmanned aerial vehicle program has launched. What does this mean for the industry? In July 2016, Metro received an Unsolicited Proposal to use unmanned aerial vehicles (drones) for a variety of tasks. While this proposal may hold exciting prospects for LA Metro as our vast rail network grows and [continue reading]

The OEI convened the first meeting of our newly formed Innovation Advisory Board in October. The group — consisting of experts in transportation, public policy, innovation and technology and labor policy — worked through a packed agenda to discuss our challenges and opportunities as we continue to build the Office. [continue reading]

A four-part, story-driven podcast, unearths the rich history of transportation in Los Angeles and gives us clues about its future. The most recent episode is posted above. Did you know that bus operators occasionally get lost? Also, that they are all freaked out beyond belief on their first day? And [continue reading]

“Come on everyone, the bus leaves in five minutes,” I said to a group of friends during a pre-party for FYF Fest, held last week at Expo Park. One friend’s response: “The bus? Is Uber running a big shuttle?” Needless to say, he didn’t follow me to the bus stop. [continue reading]